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Its seems like ages since i have posted the progress of the house.The brickies started laying the bricks last monday and have almost finished 2/3rds of the brickwork.The… When should I get gas connected?Hahaha, probably so !!! I saw this link somewhere http://www.switchwise.com.au later today and it gives a very rough overview (due to… Lex replied 25 July 2010 ago SIMONDS HOMES Frame Inspection ReportThat's a bit odd to me. It would be nice to hear what are other people's experiences with the PCA. I'm pretty sure that you can expect more from the PCA (there is info on… Lex replied 25 July 2010 ago Building Inspector for BrisbaneJust to resurrect this thread, any good building inspectors in North East Brisbane ? At which stages are the best to get in the independent building inspector? cheers, Building on a sloping block (Vic)Can anyone recommend any builders who build on sloping blocks - Yarra Valley area? I would love any info, feedback or advise. We have seen a block of land we LOVE but it… morox started a topic 26 July 2010 ago moroxJul 26, 2010 8:31 am Re: Thinking of Building in WAYou could approach any builder in WA and probably get a solution within your budget. Some people will have good experiences with one builder, and others will have bad… AVJ OUR BUILDHi ktspruse
Congrats on your progress so far!! My last home was built with AVJ and we were happy with the quality. Hope it all goes smoothly for you. Elevation Colour RecommendationI would do the entry portico and the setback part of the facade (bedroom/robe) in dune to tie in with the fascia, then pick a lighter colour (maybe quarter strength?) for… Metric@n Jasper 37 (Vic)
The Metric@n QA guy was on site today, hopefully nothing much wrong. I am sure he would of picked up the substandard work on the render, the average stain job on the… vxchev replied 26 July 2010 ago Fencer needed in Taylors Hill VICHi Kate, your info on Fencing will be very helpful.. though after few months as we are just in tender stage...We are also building in Taylors Hill thr porter davis.. Just… jolesJul 27, 2010 5:51 pm Ideas for a render colour????Your elevation is only the size of a stamp on my screen
Have you thought about something a little darker to give it a little more oomph? As all your colours, bar the… Defective Brickwork - What would you do?+1
I failed to mention that, since your mortar does not meet Australian Standard AS3700, what is the point of them trying to make it cosmetically better!? If it's not… Lex replied 28 July 2010 ago Imported Plaster.....Concerns..??Hi there
Well to say not too much about imported products would be detrimental to the Australian building industry as a whole.
We do however use many imported products… raya replied 28 July 2010 ago rayaJul 28, 2010 10:52 am Masterton Home Build Helphi patsam
i can feel the pain. i would think that there is some mis-communication (rather zero commun) betn the design office and construction office of Masterton. If you… ekman replied 28 July 2010 ago ekmanJul 28, 2010 11:36 am House quoteSounds about right.
Our base price was $194k... but then upgrading floor tiles, adding tiles to extra areas, timber windows on facade, adding fly screens, increased… Problems with render colours.oh that's a nice place to build - good luck with the colours - hope they will do the right thing for you.
BTW there are a few DAH'ers on Homeone and posting updates on DreamStart?? How about Nightmare StartBut again this brings up the problem of people not completely understanding what they are getting them self into from the very start.
Also, who is to say that this even… Knock Down & Rebuild - I know nothingHi Doonks, we are doing a knock down/re build in the western suburbs. We also knew a bit of nothing. The things that caught us out were:
You need a underground… Dove replied 28 July 2010 ago building inspectorsHi everyone, just started building with Mcdonald Jones Homes,just finished slab stage, has anyone used there own building inspector on the Central Coast as i think that… Beach House MJHHi and welcome upo
I'm building with MJH but not the beach house. If you post this question in the MJH thread you might get a better response.
As a rough guide (and… bon replied 29 July 2010 ago Landscape Plans in Kalina/The PondsThanks danana for this info. We got the Guidelines book but it shows only very few plants and says Recommended plants, so would think these are not compulsory and there… pman replied 29 July 2010 ago pmanJul 29, 2010 10:17 pm Understated Provisional Sumswe chose a reputable builder and paid the extra dollars so we didn't have the "hidden costs" and were told (by the lousy sales guy) that they were a company that gave… ~Nic~Jul 30, 2010 8:52 pm
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Geez I hope we get in before xmas!!
